Printer will not print anything but it does keep printing plain sheets continuously until machine is shut off. Why

Check the obvious drum and toner ok, paper supply ok, paper not jammed in fuser.
then check out the attached link

then buy a new machine, keep the drum and toner cartridge from the old one as spares.

Dennis: According to an old FixYa.com, urbanhookupz said: "You need to run a printer alignment page like you do when you put in new cartridges.

unplug your printer plug it back in.
open door and take out print ink cartridges.
put them back in and then close the door.

It should now prompt you to do a test alignment page.

now try and print it should solve the problem.

if it does not prompt you to do a test page

Aligning the Print Head

This operation must be carried out when using the printer for the first time.
Aligning the
Print Head positions allows you to print without shifts in the color registration.
Print head alignment is performed either automatically or manually. This section deals with
automatic Print Head alignment only.
?? Ensure that the Inner Cover is closed.
?? The Print Head can also be aligned from the printer itself.
1.With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the Sheet
Feeder.
2. Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes four
times.
1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the Sheet
Feeder.
2 Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu" on
page 28.
3 Print the pattern.
(1) Click the Maintenance tab.
(2) Click Print Head Alignment."

6000 Broken fuser heater lamp wire

The temperature does not reach 100/

212 after the fuser heater lamp has

been turned on continuously for 30 s.

35/37 ppm printer (EUR/USA model):

The temperature does not rise by 1

1.8 after the fuser heater lamp has

been turned on continuously for 5 s during

printing.

you need to run a printer alignment page like you do when you put in new cartridges.

unplug your printer plug it back in.
open door and take out print ink cartridges.
put them back in and then close the door.

It should now prompt you to do a test alignment page.

now try and print it should solve the problem.

if it does not prompt you to do a test page

Aligning the Print Head

This operation must be carried out when using the printer for the first time.
Aligning the
Print Head positions allows you to print without shifts in the color registration.
Print head alignment is performed either automatically or manually. This section deals with
automatic Print Head alignment only.
􀁺 Ensure that the Inner Cover is closed.
􀁺 The Print Head can also be aligned from the printer itself.
1.With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the Sheet
Feeder.
2. Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes four
times.
1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the Sheet
Feeder.
2 Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
See “Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu” on
page 28.
3 Print the pattern.
(1) Click the Maintenance tab.
(2) Click Print Head Alignment.

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test the printer first, so that we can isolate the issue. print a nozzle check to eliminate the possibility that the nozzles are clogged by dried inks. if nozzle check prints blank page or it printedr but w/ gaps or breaks, do head cleaning

Check the Print Head Nozzles: 1. Load a few sheets of plain paper in the sheet feeder. 2. Turn off the Epson Stylus CX4400 Series. 3. Hold down the Stop button as you press the On button to turn the Epson Stylus CX4400 Series back on. Hold down both buttons until the On light begins to flash, then release the buttons. 4. Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines. 5. If there are no gaps, the print head is clean and you can continue printing. If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, clean the print head. Clean the Print Head Nozzles: 1. Load a few sheets of plain paper in the sheet feeder. 2. Hold down the Stop button for at least 4 seconds to start the cleaning cycle, which lasts around 1 minute. The On light flashes throughout the cleaning cycle and stays on green when the cycle is finished. Caution:
Never turn off the Epson Stylus CX4400 Series during a cleaning cycle or you may damage it. 3. Run a nozzle check to confirm that the print head is clean. You may need to clean the print head up to 2 times. You can also turn the Epson Stylus CX4400 Series off and wait at least 6 hours. Then try printing again.

***hi there,il be willing to help you on that. ****
the nozzles of the printer might be clogged by dried inks thats why when your printing, its feeding the paper, as if its printing but no inks on the paper. print a nozzle check to see which part or color have clogs, if there are gaps or breaks, do head cleaning untill no more gaps then try printing.
Running a Printer Check
1. Load a few sheets of plain paper in the sheet feeder. 2. Turn off the Epson Stylus NX100 Series. 3. Hold down the Stop button as you press the On button to turn the Epson Stylus NX100 Series back on. Hold down both buttons until the On light begins to flash, then release the buttons. 1. Load a few sheets of plain paper in the sheet feeder. 2. Turn off the Epson Stylus NX100 Series. 3. Hold down the Stop button as you press the On button to turn the Epson Stylus NX100 Series back on. Hold down both buttons until the On light begins to flash, then release the buttons. 1. Load a few sheets of plain paper in the sheet feeder. 2. Turn off the Epson Stylus NX100 Series. 3. Hold down the Stop button as you press the On button to turn the Epson Stylus NX100 Series back on. Hold down both buttons until the On light begins to flash, then release the buttons. 4. Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines. 5. If there are no gaps, the print head is clean and you can continue printing. If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, clean the print head. If your printouts are unexpectedly light, or dots or lines are missing, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Print head cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines.
You can also clean the print head by holding down the stop button on the printer for three seconds. (This only works when the red ink light is off.) Run a nozzle check to confirm that the print head is clean.
Caution: When you don’t turn on your printer for a long time, print quality can decline, so turn it on and print a few pages at least once a month to maintain good print quality. ***if my troubleshooting steps are helpful, pls vote for me, i will appreciate it, so that I can be a part of fixya, thanks, Godbless****

When you are printing 2 sided sheets the reason you are getting streaks, is your first sided not dry yet. I know it is a laser printer, even laser you have waite a bit.

Print out a test print to see what comes out. If the printer is printing the black and colour blocks then the printer should be OK. If not then check the black and colour inks to make sure they are OK and remove each of the cartridges and reinstall them. Then run a full cleaning cycle and reprint the test sheet. Keep doing this until all the inks are printing OK. Then run an alignment test making sure that there is plain white paper in the paper tray and adjust the printer as necessary.

Hi ...

Well it looks like the head alignment sheet was not filled in properly ...
Confirm the circles were filled in as follows: Good example:



Bad examples:



If more than one circle is filled in, reprint the Head Alignment Sheet.
Print Head Alignment

1. Ensure that the printer is powered on and open the paper output tray. (Confirm that the paper thickness lever is set to the left.)
   
   
   
   
2. Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the auto sheet feeder (or ASF).
   
   
3. Press the <Maintenance> button several times until [P] is displayed in the LED.
   
   
   
   
4. Press the <Black> or <Color> button. The machine prints the head alignment sheet.
   
   
   
   
5. From each group, select the pattern which has the least visible streak.
   
   
   Example of the pattern with the least visible vertical streak
   
   
   Example of the pattern with the most visible vertical streak
   
   
6. Pencil in the circles on the left side of the selected pattern, using a dark pencil.
   
   
   < 1 > Good example
   
   
   < 2 > Bad example: Checkmark
   < 3 > Bad example: Line only
   < 4 > Bad example: Not dark enough
   
   
7. Open the document cover and load the head alignment sheet on the platen glass.
   
   Note: - Place the printed side down.- Align the sheet with the alignment mark (shown by the arrow) on the lower right corner of the platen glass.
   
   Alignment Mark
   
   
8. Close the document cover gently.
   
   
9. Confirm that U is displayed in the LED.
   If U is not displayed, press the <Maintenance> button several times until [U] is displayed in the LED.
   
   
   
   
10. Press the Black or Color button.
    
    
11. The machine scans the head alignment sheet and aligns the print head automatically.

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Check the print spooler (double-click the printer in the Printers and Faxes folder) see if there are more jobs listed if so cancel them and power the printer off and unplug the power cable and reconnect and power on. Keep the paper pulled from the tray until it stops attempting to print. Also check the printer settings (right-click on the printer in the Printers and Faxes folder and select Properties and then Printing Preferences) to see if the default number of copies is set to anything other than 1.